Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2022, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 13.3% compared to 2021, reaching 52,137.

Belgium ranks 6th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 30.6% (from 75,151 in 2017).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_off_cat, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.